Coming off of a 1-9 season last year, some might say you don’t have anywhere to go but up. There’s a little more to the turnaround by the Bobcats of Robert F. Munroe Day School this season than simply the law of averages.

On September 13 the East Gadsden Jaguars suffered a tough 61-0 loss to the Godby Cougars. Last week the Jaguars were off, the team used the extra time to rest their bodies and do some team-building exercises. East Gadsden’s head coach, Tracy Laing, described the mood of the team after the Godby game as “kind of disturbing’ the game was a big letdown. (We have) got to take the loss and move on. I’m ready to get the Godby game out of sight.”

Munroe rallied from a completely lopsided 25-6 score in game one, to win game two 25-13. They then dropped game three 25-15 but won game four 25-22, pushing a fifth game. The visitors from Albany then prevailed in the final game 15-8.

On September 13 the East Gadsden Jaguars suffered a tough 61-0 loss to the Godby Cougars. Last week the Jaguars were off, the team used the extra time to rest their bodies and do some team-building exercises. East Gadsden’s head coach, Tracy Laing, described the mood of the team after the Godby game as “kind of disturbing’ the game was a big letdown. (We have) got to take the loss and move on. I’m ready to get the Godby game out of sight.”

After a win at FAMU High, the West Gadsden Panthers had a home game against the Vernon Yellow Jackets.

Vernon kicked the ball off to the Panthers. The Panther starts off running the ball, Antonio Murphy, No. 12, had four rushes for 25 yards on the first drive then Panther Quarterback Qwuantrezz, a sophomore, threw a touchdown pass to Marquiz Brown, No. 8, for 36 yards. Vernon’s junior quarterback G. Johnson had an 80-yard kick-off return for a touchdown, putting the score at 7-6 in the first quarter with six minutes left.

Using a stifling defense to go along with a potent offensive attack, the Munroe Bobcats opened the regular season in grand fashion Friday with a shutout of St. Joseph Academy in St.

Augustine.

Bobcat defenders kept the pressure on flash quarterback Thompson Hinman, sacking him three times, one each by ends Walt Kelleher and Max Baroody and tackle Joey Fallis, and forcing an interception and two intentional grounding penalties. Munroe also caused and recovered three fumbles.